Mike was appointed as Laing O’Rourke’s Director Northern Region in January 2012 adding to his existing role of Managing Director of Laing O’Rourke Construction in Hong Kong.

Mike brings over 25 years of heavy civil engineering and complex construction experience to his roles.

He has held a series of senior executive positions leading Laing O’Rourke’s core construction and infrastructure delivery businesses.

His focus on design for ‘buildability’ and quality delivery are industry-renowned.

Mike has worked directly for some of the UK’s most challenging and complex transport infrastructure projects including Heathrow Terminal 5, where he was responsible for pioneering a ‘lean’ approach to heavy civil construction, which set a new benchmark in the efficiency of construction logistics in heavily congested, densely-urbanised sites.